Aleknagik Lake

Aleknagik Lake
Location of Aleknagik Lake in Alaska, USA.
Location of Aleknagik Lake in Alaska, USA.
Aleknagik Lake
Location within Alaska
Location of Aleknagik Lake in Alaska, USA.
Location of Aleknagik Lake in Alaska, USA.
Aleknagik Lake
Location within North America
LocationDillingham Census Area, Alaska, US[1]
Coordinates59°20′22″N 158°48′07″W / 59.33944°N 158.80194°W / 59.33944; -158.80194
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length20 mi (32 km)[1]
Max. width2.5 mi (4 km)
SettlementsAleknagik
Location of Aleknagik, Alaska
Location of Aleknagik, Alaska

Aleknagik Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is 20 miles (32 km) long[1] by 2.5 miles (4 km) wide. The village of Aleknagik is on its southeast shore.

Aleknagik is a Yupik word meaning "wrong way home". Yupiks returning to their homes along the Nushagak River would sometimes become lost in the fog and be swept up the Wood River to Aleknagik Lake by the tide.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lake Aleknagik". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.


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